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Shim Suk-hee rejoins Korean team for World Championships

Shim Suk-hee has rejoined the national team and will be competing at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada starting on Friday.

2022-04-05

Choi helps Korea achieve goal of 'one or two' golds in Beijing

Short track speed skater Choi Min-jeong won her third medal at the Beijing Games, winning the women's 1,500-meter gold medal on Wednesday at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing after setting a new Olympic record in the semifinal race.

2022-02-17

Choi Min-jeong wins gold in women's 1,500 meters

Short track speed skater Choi Min-jeong won the women's 1,500-meter gold medal on Wednesday at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing after setting a new Olympic record in the semifinal race.

2022-02-16

Short track team overcome hurdles to take relay silver

Korea won the women's 3,000-meter relay silver medal at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, despite the team of Choi Min-jeong, Kim A-lang, Seo Whi-min and Lee Yu-bin having little experience skating together.

2022-02-14

Korea wins silver in women's short track relay

Korea won the women’s 3,000-meter relay silver medal at the Beijing Olympics after a big comeback on Sunday, with Choi Min-jeong, Kim A-lang, Seo Whi-min and Lee Yu-bin crossing the finish line second with a time of 4:03.627.

2022-02-13

Choi Min-jeong takes silver in women's 1,000 meters

Choi Min-jeong won Korea's first silver medal at the 2022 Beijing Games, finishing second in the women's 1,000-meter short track final on Friday.

2022-02-11

Hwang takes gold as short track skaters shake off early disappointment

Hwang Dae-heon won Korea’s first gold medal of the 2022 Beijing Olympics in the men’s 1,500-meter short track race on Wednesday, leading a far more confident Korean squad after a difficult start to the competition.

2022-02-10

Korea fail to reach final of inaugural short track mixed team relay

Korea crashed out of the quarterfinals of the inaugural short track speed skating mixed team relay on Saturday.

2022-02-05

Hwang Dae-heon sets new Olympic record in 1000 meters

Short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon set a new Olympic record on Saturday in the men's 1000-meter heats with a record of 1:23.042, advancing to the quarterfinals alongside countrymen Lee June-seo and Park Jang-hyuk.

2022-02-05

Short track skaters confident after first practice in Beijing

Korean speed skaters are back on track in their hunt for gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. With the opening of the Games just a day away, skaters have now had the chance to warm up on the ice.

2022-02-03